In our previous two issues, we discussed troubleshooting digital output modules. Troubleshooting analog modules is a bit more complicated, for two reasons: Analog modules aren't on/off, as digital ...

PLC Inputs and Outputs provides an overview of the main types of input/output modules and input/output devices, their primary functions, and their roles in a PLC process. In a PLC system, the ...

Digital/binary sensors and switches are essential for signal monitoring and system control in industrial control, industrial automation, motor control, and process automation. All the sensors’ outputs ...

A programmable logic controller (PLC) is an industrial solid-state computer that monitors inputs and outputs, and makes logic-based decisions for automated processes or machines. 1. The image above is ...

Two new eight-channel, configurable Digital Input/Output (DIO) Modules have joined WAGO Corporation's IP67 SPEEDWAY 767 I/O-SYSTEM. Configurable channel-by-channel, the 767-5801 & 767-5802 modules ...

Get insights into why the seemingly contradictory approach of using remote I/O in main control enclosures makes sense in many industrial applications. Learn how remote I/O modules have become more ...

In previous issues, we have discussed troubleshooting input modules. In the examples, the output modules checked out OK. But what if they don't? As with input modules, output modules can be digital or ...